August 29, 2016
Berthoud, Colorado
Free flapjacks, Flapjack Queen contest, classic cars, breakfast beers and small town love…
In 1948 the Town of Berthoud created “Flap Jack Day” to be celebrated on Labor Day to bring neighbors together and visitors from afar to enjoy one of the simple pleasures in life… flapjacks. The annual festivities that brought upwards of 3,000 people to the town was canceled in 1959. City Star Brewing brought this annual tradition back to life in 2015: giving away 1,000 flapjacks, raising $1,000 for the Berthoud Historical Society, and crowning the first Flapjack Queen in 50 year – Caitlin Ascher.
City Star’s 2nd Annual Flap Jack Day will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 5th 11am-6pm. The event features FREE flapjacks, vintage car show and the Flapjack Queen contest. In a modern twist the craft brewery will offer a flapjack themed breakfast beer flight to serve throughout the day: Coffee Stout, Peach Belgian Pale Ale, Blueberry Golden Ale, and Maple Brown Ale. At 3pm ladies will compete in the Flapjack Queen Contest to be the first lady to finish 5 flapjacks, complete with a tiara and prizes from local businesses. All donations benefit the Berthoud Historical Society. Attendees dress to impress as the town steps back into the fabulous 50’s. Learn more at http://berthoudflapjackday.com.
A bit of flapjack history courtesty The Berthoud Historical Society… from 1948 to 1958 the local Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce hosted a Flapjack Day in Berthoud Town Park that drew hordes of people to “The Garden Spot.” On the first Flapjack Day (1948) an estimated 1,000 persons descended on Berthoud to devour 5,000 free pancakes. By 1949, The Berthoud Bulletin announced that 3,700 visitors from 21 states downed a whopping 7,400 apjacks. Over its eleven-year span, Flapjack Day grew to include the crowning of a Flapjack Queen. spike-driving, swimming and diving contests, a baton twirling competition, pet-and-doll parades, a pig catching scramble, a tractor driving challenge. The last Flapjack Day was held in 1959 when the Chamber of Commerce decided to cancel; the event due to the high cost of hosting such a spectacle.